The ones to come will have no need for prayer.
Their spirits will ascend like smoke at night
To track the constellations out of place.
They will understand this pain we share,
All this suffering we call all right,
As the sacred in its deepest trace.
Healing in some way we do not dare,
They will sew their wounds with starlight
While the atmosphere bleeds into space.
Whereas we can merely point and stare,
The ones to come will know how to ignite
Infinity in one intense embrace.

Poetry by Stephen Lefebure appears in periodicals and on websites of varying combinations of respectability, spirituality and coolness. It might also be found in the illegal lending libraries of Arabia, or at the pillar of Ashok in Nepal. A print anthology called Wild Song presents Lefebure’s poetry along with poems by famous people.

Connecting to Divine Energy

Sit in a relaxed pose with your feet on the floor and your hands in your lap, palms up. Imagine there is a cord of any
color or thickness going from the base of your spine to the center of the earth. Once you create your cord, it will always
be available to ground you. All you have to do is think about it. Your cord can go through solid objects, even if you are
on the top floor of a tall building or flying in an airplane.

Next, visualize a large ball of sparkling, golden light about a foot above you. Bring this light gently down into the top of
your head. See it moving throughout your body: your throat, heart, solar plexus, and abdomen. Send it down your arms
and legs, and back up. Finally, flush the light down through your grounding cord, taking with it any “dis-ease” or
negativity.

Connecting to Earth Energy

Begin as above, but instead create a cord attached to the bottom of each foot. Visualize earth energy moving gently up
towards you through these cords. Feel it enter your feet and begin to rise up into your body until it has filled you
completely. This energy will feel thick and relaxing. Try this meditation when you feel over-stimulated, stressed, or
have trouble sleeping.

This article is excerpted from Psychic Surgery and Faith Healing: An Exploration of Multi-Dimensional Realities,
Indigenous Healing, and Medical Miracles in the Philippine Lowlands by Jessica Bryan (Red Wheel/Weiser/Conari, 2008).
Jessica is a spiritual medium, energy healer, and freelance book editor. Contact Jessica in Southern Oregon at 541-535-6044 or editor@mind.net. Read her blog at: www.psychicsurgery.wordpress.com.